Lot 186
  • 186

Pavel Tchelitchew

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Pavel Tchelitchew
  • Male Portrait
  • signed in Latin and dated 33 l.r.; labelled for exhibition on the backing board
  • gouache on paper
  • 49.5 by 38cm, 19 1/2 by 15in.

Provenance

Richard Nathanson Gallery, London
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner circa 1970s

Condition

The sheet is sound and mounted on cardboard. There are pinholes visible in each of the four corners. The edges of the sheet are uneven. There are some very minor stains to the paper and a small tear in the upper left corner. Held in a wood frame and under glass. Unexamined out of frame.
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